Sepp Blatter, president of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), on Thursday said that Brazil deserves the 2014 soccer World Cup, but must build the facilities the sport needs.
"The ball is now in Brazil's court. The bar is set very high in organizational terms, considering the great success of the 2002 and 2006 World Cups," Blatter, a Swiss citizen, told reporters following a meeting with the Brazil Soccer Federation president, Ricardo Teixeira, and the nation's president, Luiz Inacio da Silva, and Brazil sports minister, Orlando Silva.
Blatter said that the Pan American Games, to be held in Rio de Janeiro in July 2007, will show if Brazil can host the 2014 World Cup.
Brazil must have a minimum of 10 world-class stadiums in order to host the competition, Blatter said, adding that FIFA will make a formal announcement about the Cup at the end of 2007.
"Brazil's football is great: it has a great history and worldwide respect. (Hosting) the Cup would be an act of gratitude to the Brazilian people, but there is some fear about basic conditions," Blatter said.
Blatter said that a FIFA delegation will visit Brazil and meet sporting and government officials, and possibly business groups interested in the organization of the 2014 World Cup.
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